Month: March 2024

NiDCOM Boss attends Charity Ball and Fund Raising in aid of Out-of-school children in Lagos

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Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) joined other stakeholders at the Charity Ball and Fund raising of IA Foundation held at the Lagos Civic Centre. The event was organised as a means of raising funds towards getting out-of-school children back to school.   Dabiri-Erewa as Special Guest of Honour commended Mrs. Ibironke Adeagbo, the CEO, IA Foundation, for the laudable initiative of complementing Government efforts in addressing the problem.   She implored other Nigeria Diasporans to emulate the initiative by giving back to the country and making…

CIFCFIN confirms Isa Salifu as Registrar/CEO

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By ABUBAKAR YUSUF The Chartered Institute of Forensics and Certified Fraud Investigators of Nigeria CIFCFIN council has approved the appointment of Dr Isa Salifu as the substantive Registrar General and Chief Executive officer CEO of the institute. Salifu who was appointed in acting capacity in 2023 was confirmed during the extra ordinary meeting held on Sunday. According to the release, his confirmation was geared towards stabilizing the institute in line with it’s mandate with a view to rooting out fraud and corruption in Nigeria, deploying the cutting edge forensic tools…

OIL THEFT: Nigerian Navy arrests Motor Tanker Sweet Miri

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The Nigerian Navy (NN) through its newly launched Operation, tagged ‘OPERATION DELTA SANITY’ has again made a major milestone with the arrest of a syndicate of 13 crew members (One Ghanaian and 12 Nigerians) on board a Ghanaian owned/ registered vessel known as Motor Tanker (MT) SWEET MIRI on 25 February 2024. The arrest of the economic saboteurs who are bent on stealing the nation’s natural resources was made at about 174 nm (approximately 320km) off Nigeria’s coast heading towards Benin Republic, after the vessel was observed to have switched…

Power: The cheering news from Abia State, by Kazeem Akintunde

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Last week, some residents of Aba in Abia State were in a festive mood after enjoying uninterrupted power supply for more than 48 hours. They could not hide their joy as they believed that epileptic power supply to their homes has now become a thing of the past. In fact, they took to social media to celebrate the feat, which was a dream come true for them. Earlier in the week, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissioned the 188 megawatts Abia Geometric Power Plant 20 years after the project was initiated…

Kumuyi, Tortoise and looters of noodles By Lasisi Olagunju

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Wise old Tortoise sat his children down. “My dear ones, two things are essential for your growth and wellbeing in life: Always tell the truth, and never ever take whatever is not yours.” The attentive children nodded; they promised to do as their father counseled. They bowed before their dad and left. Four years down the road, there was a severe famine in the land. Food was as scarce as masquerade’s shit. Husbands bartered their wives for grains; wives traded their husbands for a basket of yam. It was as…

Again, Group petitions EFCC, says Gov Alia Govt mismanaged N66bn Benue funds in 4 months

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A pro-democracy group known as Concerned Citizens of Benue for Good Governance has sent a petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to begin investigation of Governor Hyacinth Alia and his officials over money laundering, diversion of public funds to the tune of N66 billion and abuse of office. It is the second petition bordering on embezzlement of public funds that has gone to EFCC against the government of Alia in less than one week. An international reputation lawyers’ group, Global Integrity Crusade Network (GICN), had earlier written…

Barau; Honor To Whom It Is Due, BY ABUBAKAR YUSUF

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For the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin it was an honor well deserved, considering his stint to the development of humanity, Health and Education at large not only to Kano state, but Nigeria at large. Considering his selfless contributions to the development of Education in Nigeria as Chairman Senate Committee on TETFUND in the 8th Senate which oversees the activities of Universities and Polytechnics across the country, away from his personal contributions to the development of social services in Nigeria. Senator who thrived as public figure in his private…

Economic sabotage : I’m determined to eradicate oil theft in Niger Delta – Tompolo ……. gets NUJ Meritorious Award

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Niger Delta Crusader and Chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd (TSSNL), Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias Tompolo has promised to end the reign of oil thieves sabotaging oil operations in the region as part of efforts to revamp the ailing economy in the country.   Tompolo noted that Nigeria is in a dire strait and needs all the support to end the activities of saboteurs of the Nigerian oil economy.   The Niger Delta freedom fighter made the promise in his Oporoza, Gbaramatu country home in Delta state at the…

BREAKING: Residents break into government’s warehouse in Abuja, steal foodstuff and others

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Some residents of Abuja, the nation’s capital has looted a warehouse reportedly belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria (NEMA) over the current economic hardship across the country.   According to report, the residents broke into the warehouse located around Tasha area of the community around 7 am on Sunday, looting bags of maize and grain.   A resident, Jaafar Aminu, speaking to Daily Trust said the looting continued unhindered till 9 am, adding that some residents as well as persons from neighboring Jiwa and Karmo town trooped…

Adieu Sisi Quadri & John Okafor By Tunde Asaju

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When I was moving to Canada years ago, my late cousin Pius Adesanmi advised me to bring in Nollywood movies. YouTube and online streaming had not overtaken the world and there was no TikTok or Stories. It was perhaps the only advice I never even considered. Knowing my love for the theatre and music, he told me I would miss them.   I don’t think I do. Having been tutored and mentored by one of the nation’s best theatre tutors in Prof Akanji Nasiru and having studied literature, I did…